Mapping Time and Space: How Medieval Mapmakers Viewed Their World (The British Library Studies in Map History, vol. 1)

Edson, Evelyn

ISBN 10: 0712345353 / ISBN 13: 9780712345354

Published by The British Library, 1997

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Mapping Time and Space: How Medieval Mapmakers Viewed Their World (The British Library Studies in Map History, vol. 1)
• Publisher: The British Library
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0712345353
• ISBN 13: 9780712345354
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Dimensions: 18.42W x 26.04H x 1.91D centimeters 18.42 centimeters width by 26.04 centimeters height by 1.91 centimeters depth
• Seller catalogs:
  • Cartography
  • History - Medieval

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Synopsis

Medieval world maps have been viewed in the past as quaint, amusing and simply wrong. This text studies these maps differently, showing that the medieval world view, as expressed in maps, was not only a matter of measuring space, but of placing the Earth in a philosophical and religious setting. A major component of this setting was the passage of time, and many medieval maps show a narrative of human spiritual development: creation, the giving of the law, the coming of Christ, and the Last Judgement.

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'A well researched and erudite yet readable and witty analysis of maps and mapmaking from the years A.D. 500 to 1500.'